Friendly League

BARLAD ARENA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) F.C.BARLAD's Martin Popeneciu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Ospetsu in the 4th minute of play forced F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper Sebastian Manafu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Simon Casomiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastian Manafu was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Sebastian Manafu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Ospetsu, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Jonatan Herensuge kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Virgilio Kiliz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valentin Plopșor went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When Tiberiu Pitiș fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C.BARLAD's protests and gave Tiberiu Pitiș a yellow card for diving instead. Tiberiu Pitiș hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Sebastian Manafu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elpidio Lehior's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Jonatan Herensuge hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Virgilio Kiliz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Plopșor in the 25th minute of the match. Jonatan Herensuge hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. With a little luck, LA PANDILLA LOCA's Virgilio Kiliz got control of the ball when Eusebiu Frățilă tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 37th match minute, LA PANDILLA LOCA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Demario to maneuver through the defense. LA PANDILLA LOCA's Jonatan Herensuge got his second yellow card of the match in the 46th minute. The referee ordered Jonatan Herensuge off the ground. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elpidio Lehior to strike the kick off in the second half. Virgilio Kiliz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebiu Frățilă, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st match minute, LA PANDILLA LOCA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ezequiel Modestio to maneuver through the defense. After 63 minutes of play, F.C.BARLAD's Rareș Vârlan made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Virgilio Kiliz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 69th minute, Octav Ţintea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elpidio Lehior could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Sebastian Manafu made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicanor Abad during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nicanor Abad kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 79 minutes into the game, LA PANDILLA LOCA's Pedro Ospetsu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastian Manafu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Martin Popeneciu's late challenge caught a LA PANDILLA LOCA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Martin Popeneciu helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of LA PANDILLA LOCA booed when F.C.BARLAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Popeneciu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th match minute, F.C.BARLAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Popeneciu to maneuver through the defense. Elpidio Lehior had several of the F.C.BARLAD's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 87 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-2 score and a disappointed Sebastian Manafu as he didn't even see the shot coming. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simon Casomiro during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, LA PANDILLA LOCA's Simon Casomiro got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Virgilio Kiliz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Popeneciu in the 94th minute of play. In the 94th match minute, LA PANDILLA LOCA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Casomiro to maneuver through the defense. After 97 played minutes F.C.BARLAD got a freekick which was hit by Martin Ilarie. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.